New Giants offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo has a special place for the tight end in his offense. After all, he coached the position for six seasons in Green Bay before taking over as quarterbacks coach the past two seasons.

During a conference call on Thursday, McAdoo explained the importance of the position, where the Giants appear to have a huge void.

After releasing veteran Brandon Myers this offseason, the Giants are thin at the position. Youngsters Larry Donnell and Adrien Robinson are the only experienced tight ends on the roster. Veteran Bear Pascoe is an unrestricted free agent.

“A tight end, that’s a difficult position, first of all, to evaluate,” McAdoo said. “They’re asked to do a lot of things in this league, whether it’s run blocking from the backfield, run blocking at the line, out in space, a lot of things in pass protection and then running routes, whether they’re an in-line guy or they’re in the slot or in the back. They have a lot on their plate.

“To me, it was always the best position to coach and in this offense it’s the best position to play because you have to learn how to do everything and you have to learn how to do it well at a high level. At the end of the day, you have to find players who you can plug in and figure out what they do best and make sure on the field that they’re doing what they do best.”

McAdoo may push for a reunion with one of his former players. The Packers have a pair of unrestricted free agent tight ends in Andrew Quarless, a fifth-round pick in 2010 out of Penn State, and veteran Jermichael Finley, who is trying to make a comeback following spinal fusion surgery last season.

Besides Jimmy Graham, who'll almost certainly remain with the Saints, Dennis Pitta (Ravens), Fred Davis (Redskins), Brandon Pettigrew (Lions) and ex-Jet Dustin Keller, who suffered a season-ending knee injury early last season after signing a one-year deal with Miami, are among the other tight ends on the market.